Project Gutenberg 2006-04-18 Public domain in the USA. 202 Dumas, Alexandre 1802 1870 Dumas, Alexander Dumas, Alexandre, pere père, Alexandre Dumas Maquet, Auguste 1813 1888 Le Collier de la Reine, Tome II Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen%27s_Necklace Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Collier_de_la_reine Produced by Chuck Greif and www.ebooksgratuits.com "Le Collier de la Reine, Tome II" by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. This installment continues the intricate tale surrounding the infamous diamond necklace affair that tarnished the reputation of Queen Marie-Antoinette. As the story unfolds, the central character, Jeanne de La Motte, schemes to manipulate the court and the queen into her deceitful plans. The novel weaves themes of intrigue, ambition, and the complexities of royal relationships in a richly detailed historical context. At the start of the novel, we find Jeanne de La Motte brimming with ambitions and strategies as she plots to elevate her status at the French court. She dreams of presenting herself not merely as a commoner but as a noblewoman with connections to the Valois dynasty, and even as a close confidante to the queen. In a pivotal scene, she acquires an audience with Marie-Antoinette, manipulating her own perception and that of the court to gain the queen's favor. Tensions rise as Jeanne navigates the intricacies of royal expectations, entwined with the interests of others, like the cardinal de Rohan, while she secretly harbors ulterior motives that could have dire consequences for the monarchy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr Biographical fiction Marie Antoinette, Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, 1755-1793 -- Fiction Cagliostro, Alessandro, conte di, 1743-1795 -- Fiction Queens -- France -- Fiction France -- History -- Louis XVI, 1774-1793 -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: French Literature 761577 2025-08-08T03:30:11.103096 text/html 868790 2006-04-18T15:12:24 text/html 353486 2025-08-08T03:30:24.197075 application/epub+zip 366085 2025-08-08T03:30:14.453109 application/epub+zip 353010 2025-08-08T03:30:13.068124 application/epub+zip 699872 2025-08-08T03:30:30.786005 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 659350 2025-08-08T03:30:23.261058 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 588757 2022-09-08T15:13:14.330569 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 716273 2025-08-08T03:30:07.695113 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 700755 2006-04-18T15:12:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21360 2025-08-08T03:30:30.949003 application/rdf+xml 14456 2025-08-08T03:30:13.601096 image/jpeg 3703 2025-08-08T03:30:13.337089 image/jpeg 257682 2006-04-18T15:12:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 274618 2006-04-18T15:12:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 341850 2025-08-08T03:30:11.163118 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia